Alaska governor prevails over lawmakers in clash over his spending cuts
Alaska’s governor prevailed on Wednesday in a showdown with lawmakers trying to reverse his bid to slash higher education spending by 40%, a move the state’s main university has warned would force it into financial ruin.
Second U.S. judge blocks Justice Department bid for new legal team in census cases
A second U.S. judge has rejected a Department of Justice request to replace its legal team in cases on the 2020 census as the Trump administration tries to add a contentious citizenship question.
‘World should know,’ migrant tells U.S. Congress of toddler’s death
A Guatemalan asylum seeker left some members of a U.S. House panel visibly shaken on Wednesday with the story of her daughter’s death, saying the toddler had contracted a deadly lung infection during a 20-day detention near the U.S. border with Mexico….
Pennsylvania governor opposes tax dollars for refinery restart
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf does not support using public funds to help save the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery complex from permanent closure after a massive fire last month, the governor’s spokesman said on Wednesday.
Second judge blocks Justice Dept. bid for new legal team in census case
A U.S. judge in Maryland on Wednesday rejected a Department of Justice request to replace its legal team in cases concerning the 2020 census, the second time in two days a federal judge has stymied the government’s attempt to bring in new lawyers.
Fans heckle U.S. Soccer president, demand ‘equal pay’ for World Cup winners
The head of the U.S. Soccer Federation was overpowered by chants of “equal pay” and booed as he spoke at Wednesday’s victory parade for the country’s women’s team who won a record-extending fourth World Cup in France last weekend.
Ticket resellers settle New York charges over inflated concert ticket prices
Two companies in the ticket resale industry agreed to pay $1.55 million to settle a lawsuit by New York Attorney General Letitia James accusing them of tricking tens of thousands of people into buying tickets for concerts, shows and other live events t…
Hot tech sector, Wall Street drive record Manhattan leasing
A boom on Wall Street and a thriving technology sector have pushed the unemployment rate in Manhattan to record lows and propelled office leasing activity to its best first six months of a year in a quarter century, brokerage data shows.
Later alligator: Chicago wants scaly resident out of local lagoon
An alligator has taken up residence in a Chicago lagoon, surprising locals after a winter of polar temperatures in the third-largest U.S. city.
Justice Department trying to quash Mueller team testimony
The U.S. Justice Department is trying to prevent two former members of Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s team from testifying behind closed doors in Congress next week, when Mueller will testify before lawmakers, according to people familiar with the ma…
